With the release of the main poster of "The Departed", the film has officially started its release promotion.
On this poster, Leonardo, Martin and Nicholson stand out.
The competition for position was not very fierce, and the crew handled it very reasonably.
Leonardo is on the far left of the poster, and his portrait is also the largest, showing his rank.
Martin stands on the far right, with a bust one-fifth smaller than Leonardo.
Nicholson is as big as Martin, but he is behind the two protagonists. After all, he is a supporting character.
The two-minute official trailer was also played repeatedly on major TV stations across the United States, and a version with a lot of swear words appeared on the Internet.
Martin's personal blog and the official website of the Coca-Cola Gods have announced the specific release time of the film in major cities across the United States.
On the website of the Coke God Cult, there is also a preview of Martin's version of his personal character, which reproduces the classic scene of a bottle of Coke hitting the head.
Colin, who he played, faced a criminal attack and grabbed the Coke at hand to fight back.
Coca-Cola's multi-million dollar sponsorship did not come for free to the crew.
Martin, Leonardo, Nicholson and Scorsese are divided into four groups and frequently attend various promotional activities.
Sometimes they would gather together to cheer for the film together.
In October, when no heavyweight films are released, "The Departed" is undoubtedly the only one.
In mid-September, the crew and creative staff left for Toronto.
The Toronto Film Festival is different from European film festivals in that it does not have official awards and is closer to a platform for film screening, promotion and trading.
Due to geographical factors, in the eyes of many American movie fans, this is the largest international film festival in the world.
The world premiere of "The Departed" took place during the film festival.
At the bar of the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto, Martin took the drink from the bartender, raised his hand to Nicholson, and said, "Do we have a tacit understanding?"
The two just discussed doing something special next year.
Nicholson sneered: "Such a fun thing, even if you don't ask me, I will participate."
Leonardo clinked glasses with Martin: "You are really an expert at screwing up."
The three of them drank a drink together. Martin pointed to the TV hanging from the ceiling: "Look, our director's interview."
Martin Scorsese gave an interview to NBC this morning and was in the news this afternoon.
Most of the content is for publicity purposes, and there is a section related to the Bastard Trio.
The reporter asked: "Some media reported that during the filming, the three main actors Martin Davis, Leonardo and Jack Nicholson formed a trio. Did this organization play a role in the filming? The role of positive promotion?”
Scorsese's expression was quite strange: "They formed a very strange organization, which really helped them establish a tacit understanding between each other, but more often than not they were causing trouble on the set, which was a headache."
Martin was quite innocent and asked his two companions: "We didn't cause trouble on the set, did we?"
Nicholson and Leonardo shook their heads at the same time: "Absolutely not!"
On TV, Scorsese added: "Sometimes, I don't agree with their views on the characters. They are as stubborn as cattle. It takes me a lot of time to convince them and reach an agreement."
He emphasized: "When the three of them are causing trouble, I think it's better to use the three of them's salary to hire a few cows for filming."
That ended the TV interview.
Leonardo asked: "Are we as stubborn as cattle?" He spread his hands: "Are we worse than cattle?"
Martin said seriously: "Excellent actors must have unique insights into their roles."
"This guy Scorsese is declaring war on our trio!" As the leader of the trio, Nicholson consciously rushed to the front when he was about to cause trouble: "Leo, Martin, we have messed with many people, this Why not do Scorsese?"
Leonardo thought about it and said: "Director Scorsese is old and his body is incomparable to yours. It must be within the range that he can bear."
Martin looked like he was considering it seriously.
Nicholson asked: "You have a lot of bad ideas, come up with a solution quickly. The trio has been attacked by the director and must respond!"
He had been friends with Scorsese for decades, and he knew it: "We're going to make Scorsese pay."
"You two bastards, listen to me!" Martin gradually came up with an idea: "This is what I'm thinking about. As the most trouble-making trio in Hollywood, we must not only respond to the director's remarks, but also create eye-catching effects. Breaking some news will help the production crew promote it, so that the production crew can reimburse us for any expenses incurred in making trouble."
Nicholson said to Leonardo: "Look, he has the most bad ideas."
Martin asked: "It's my first time coming to Toronto and I'm not very familiar with it. Do you two know any ranchers?"
Leonardo said: "I have people I know, money and friends."
Nicholson said disdainfully: "They are not really friends, they are after your money."
Martin poured wine for the two of them: "We are true friends."
Leonardo deliberately put on a vigilant look: "What are you planning on me?"
Martin patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, I will never plot against your ass."
"Wait!" Nicholson raised his hand to interrupt the two rotten people's bastard words: "You are off topic."
Leonardo changed the subject: "What do you want to do?"
Martin said: "It's very simple. The premiere is coming soon. Do we want to give Director Scorsese a big gift at the premiere?"
Nicholson laughed: "What a great idea!"
"I agree!" Leonardo thought more: "Martin, is this a publicity plan you conspired with the crew?"
Martin neither admitted nor denied, but just said: "Aren't we known as the strongest threesome? Since we want to cause trouble, we must create a sensational hot event. Those petty fights are boring."
Leonardo suddenly remembered something: "After Jack and I left Pinewood Studios, I heard that Emma Watson was blown up with firecrackers in the toilet and peed her pants. Was it you?"
"How could I bully a little girl?" Martin thought he had the highest quality among the trio: "I swear, it wasn't me."
Leonardo took out his mobile phone, made a few calls, and urged Martin and Nicholson: "Let's go! Let's go to the suburbs. There is a big ranch over there. The ranch owner is the cousin of one of my exes."
Martin followed him out and said to Nicholson: "Having more ex-girlfriends brings a lot of benefits!"
On the same day, news of Scorsese's TV interview spread quickly. Although he obviously used a joking tone during the interview, the gossip media didn't care about it. The entertainment media, which had no contradiction but fabricated contradictions out of thin air, immediately started the hype mode.
“The crew of The Departed is at odds, and the director and the lead actor are in conflict!”
"Scorsese criticized the three leading actors for not acting well!"
"Shocked! The three big stars in Hollywood are not as good as cows..."
However, the TMZ website, which was just established last year, went against all kinds of gossip media and published many photos in prominent positions on the homepage of the website.
It's all related to the crew of "The Departed". Whether in public or privately, the relationship between the Bastard trio and Martin Scorsese is very harmonious, and no contradiction can be seen.
TMZ gradually shows how it is different from the general gossip media.
Some even call it the Internet version of The Sun.
However, the two parties did not come forward to speak until the premiere of "The Departed".
The Ryerson Theater in Toronto is the main venue of the film festival, and the premiere of the film is held here.
Because from the director to the leading actor, the crew gathered A-list directors and superstars, and there were so-called contradictory reports before, a large number of media reporters gathered at the premiere.
Hundreds of people crowded the media area.
Fans who came to the film festival also listed this gangster film as their first choice for viewing at the film festival, and the red carpet was tightly packed on both sides.
The members of the Toronto Diocese of Coca-Cola hung up posters of their leader early, waiting for Martin to walk on the red carpet and participate in the famous scene that has spread around the world - drinking Coca-Cola together.
Director Martin Scorsese is here. The great director is smiling and completely unaffected by media reports.
The heroine Vera Farmiga also arrived. As the only heavyweight female face in the main creative lineup, she also attracted great attention.
Matt Damon, who had been absent from almost all promotional activities, came over from London, England to attend the premiere. He was very low-key and walked the red carpet as a routine. He neither communicated with fans nor declined media interviews.
When the film's promotion plan was being formulated, Matt Damon communicated with the crew and wanted to use the role of Ding Konan to compete for the Oscar for Supporting Actor, but was rejected by the crew because the candidate recommended by the crew was Martin Davis.
One of the two protagonists competes for a Best Supporting Actor nomination, and Matt Damon's role can only be given up.
Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Jodie Foster, who came to support the event, also walked the red carpet.
Fans and media reporters at the scene discovered that the three leading actors of the film had not yet appeared.
"No way, is there really a contradiction?"
"Aren't they going to attend the premiere?"
There was a lot of discussion in the media area and it was about to explode.
On the red carpet-paved platform in front of the theater, Robert De Niro approached Scorsese, who was very familiar with Martin and Leonardo, and said, "No way, are you really in conflict with them?"
Scorsese just laughs.
Robert De Niro felt something was wrong: "Although Martin loves to cause trouble, he is a smooth and sociable person, let alone Leo..."
Suddenly, a truck horn sounded, and a van spray-painted with posters of the three male protagonists of "The Departed" drove over from a distance.
Regardless of fans or reporters, everyone's eyes are focused there.
The van stopped in front of the red carpet. Martin, who was driving, got out of the driver's seat first, followed by Leonardo and Nicholson on the other side.
The three people came to the back of the car and opened the back door of the cargo compartment. An iron plate automatically slid down, and there was a slope between the compartment and the road.
Martin entered the carriage and pulled a cow out!
The whole place was in an uproar!
(End of chapter)
